Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 184 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Recruiter according to 184 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 4%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 2%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2021
Interview
I was contracted and the interview process with Amazon was quick and easy. The staffing firm they use dragged their feet and were hard to work with. Even to this day they are hard to work with. I have emailed them several times to give back my laptop and they keep saying they’ll send something out soon. Very bizarre
This was for a contract position. I was contacted by a 3rd party recruiter, then was setup with and interview quick with the AWS team, It was just 1 step, 30 minute interview with Senior Recruiter. just 1 zoom call, got the offer the following week and started 3 weeks after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
describe previous recruiting experience
skills you've recruited for
how do you stay organized?
what AI tools do you utilize?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2026
Interview
At onset, was referred to an open role, applied and was selected for an initial screen from a recruiter. Had heard the interview process was difficult and needed to be prepared. Really need to understand the culture and core competencies of Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a complex requisition where you had to scale up quickly.
Primo step: call conoscitiva con Recruiter;
Secondo step: Panel di 3 interviste con 3 interviewer differenti basato su domande comportamentali legate ai Leadership Principles.
Tutto il processo é avvenuto online.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Raccontami di una situazione lavorativa in cui hai agito fuori dalla tua area di responsabilità.